Moving from teenagehood into adulthood will lead you straight to your 20s.
What a precarious stage that is! Some people even call it the best years of your life. How ridiculous is that?
Even though people cite the lack of responsibility as part of why the 20s are supposed to be great, most suicides are committed in the 20s because a sense of hopelessness and societal pressure can be overwhelming.
1. There is pressure from family and peers
You want to suceed so you won’t disappoint your family. They think you are now an adult when you do not even feel like it yet
Plus, in these days of social media, we are more aware of what everyone else is doing and that can pressure you.
Pressure isn’t a bad thing because it can spur you to be better but the envy and stress attached to comparison isn’t easy.
2. Life is easier by technology but more complicated
Yes, now you can make a call to someone miles away, travel to far places in hours, microwave your food in minutes, yet life is more complicated.
With new technology emerging you have to constantly update your skills or become redundant, you find yourself trying to get a master’s degree or multiple certifications.
In the olden days, you just needed one degree to get a job and you are set for life.
3. The pressure from work is enormous and unemployment is distressing
In urban cities, work can be very stressful. Dealing with its demands and toxic bosses can be hard.
How do you manage the enormous stress and still have time to have fun or relax? Most young people turn to habits and vices like smoking, drinking, drugs, partying, sex or masturbation to relax.
But the worst is underemployment or unemployment. Not having a job can be detrimental to your self esteem.
4. Finding a partner is stressful
The dating game is stressful and complicated.
Most relationships can end in heartbreaks because goals are not aligned, one party cheated, one moved to a new town or city, or you simply got ghosted by someone who was all over you.
The question of who to settle down with can be very distressing.
5. Unresolved childhood trauma
Some people might be dealing with trauma from how they were raised, heartache and abuse that started from when they were children, and it affects them now.
Seek therapy if this is you.
Options
Should you leave the country or stay back? Should you go to UK or Canada? Should you be a tech bro or do something else? Even the dating options are more. Too many options can lead to confusion and uncertainty.
Young people need to have hope in excess, take things easy and plan fiercely to execute their goals and dreams.
